{"id":411,"date":"2011-03-21T09:34:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T09:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teddybearfriends.co.uk\/blog\/?p=411"},"modified":"2022-10-26T13:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:14:50","slug":"knut-the-polar-bear-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teddybearfriends.co.uk\/blog\/knut-the-polar-bear-dies","title":{"rendered":"Knut the Polar Bear Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Knut the Polar Bear Dies at Age 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Knut, Berlin&#8217;s beloved polar bear, who rose to international fame as a cuddly cub hand-raised by zookeepers has died aged 4.<\/p>\n<p>Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said, &#8220;It was a completely normal day. He was with the female bears before, who had just been shut away. Then, Knut strolled around the enclosure, went into the water, had a short spasm and died.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After being rejected by his mother at birth in December 2006, Knut was raised by a Berlin zookeeper and only recently <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/blogs\/la-unleashed\/story\/2010-12-06\/celebrity-polar-bear-knut-celebrates-his-4th-birthday-with-a-party-at-berlin-zoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrated his 4th birthday at the zoo<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Feted by a host of celebrities and appearing on a 2007 Vanity Fair cover with Leonardo DiCaprio, Knutmania also spawned a film and plush <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teddybearfriends.co.uk\/polar-bears.php\">polar bear toys<\/a><\/strong> that became a massive hit with the public.<\/p>\n<p>Knut will be remembered fondly by all his fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More links to this story:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/knut-the-polar-bear-dies-at-german-zoo-28599106.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/knut-the-polar-bear-dies-at-german-zoo-28599106.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/knut-the-polar-bear-dies-at-german-zoo-28599106.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/knut-the-polar-bear-dies-at-german-zoo-28599106.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knut the Polar Bear Dies at Age 4 Knut, Berlin&#8217;s beloved polar bear, who rose to international fame as a cuddly cub hand-raised by zookeepers has died aged 4. 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